Article: Abbas confirms Haneya to head Palestinian coalition government

Abbas confirms Haneya to head Palestinian coalition government

RAMALLAH, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas confirmed on Wednesday that the Prime Minister Ismail Haneya is the one that would be asked to form the Palestinian coalition government.

Abbas made the confirmation at a news conference in Ramallah following the meeting with his Polish counterpart Lech Kaczyski.

"It is not a secret to hide that Ismail Haneya is the candidate to form the coalition government," said Abbas.

"No date has been set yet for authorizing the prime minister to form the government ... it would be soon," Abbas added.

Kaczyski, for his part, said that "we understand the suffering of the ...

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